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Sunday, August 09, 2009 | 11:11 PM
After a couple of meetings, today's the final day. The original schedule got amended a heck lot mainly due to H1N1. The number of event days got reduced, the EYCs were changed a few times, etc. Granted things weren't always organized and smooth-flowing, I think everyone managed to have fun along the way. I don't know what everyone else thinks. But I know I, for one, managed to meet lots of nice, interesting people and enjoyed myself greatly. Thanks for the great experience and fun times, you guys! (:
Today, we are in charge of getting people to sign pledges. We got assigned to work around the Esplanade so we had to walk there from The Arts House.
Saw this fish on the railing. Must have been there for some time. Is it me, or does it look fierce?
The preparatory work begins. Xuqin's decorating the chalkboard that we will be getting people to write their eco-friendly tips on!
This is the My Anti-Littering Pledge board. You get the idea. We gotta get people to sign on the little cards on the board.
At first we were hesitant to approach the public. I'm not keen on approaching fellow Singaporeans. Why? The moment they see you, they avoid looking at you. The moment you approach them, their body langauge clams up. Their eyes seem to say,"Wahlao eh, kena approached already" and their body faces away from you. Well, most are like that. I know there are still nice ones around. It was hard to get foreigners to sign too because of the language barrier.
The first group we approached was this other volunteer group (I guess). I think their cause is great. More often than not, we tend to overlook the fact that foreign workers contributed a lot to our nation and not recognize their achievements. So yea, this group is working to raise awareness on that issue, getting people to realise and all. They signed our boards too. And wrote a super entertaining suggestion at that.
But if you really think about it, being naked does have its eco-friendly benefits. Ok, maybe not stark naked, that's too much. ><
Guan Jie's suggestion was one of the things we did to entertain ourselves (an entire afternoon collecting pledges can be boring). His suggestion was to write a new eco-friendly tip and show it to the public, a new one per minute. We were writing like crazy for that short while. Hahaha.
Someone was smoking near us at that time so Ashsiqqin wrote this message. OWNAGE. :D
We met a nice family too! They were sitting on the bench next to ours. The uncle was so nice. He's supportive of our cause, signed our boards, chit-chatted with us and all. He even got his family to sign the pledges. He helped us to take this group photo with his son. (:
On the way back to The Arts House to put down the stuff before heading to the Padang.
Everyone else at the Padang was dressed in red. It was easy to spot us because we were a sea of lime green.
Ashsiqqin and Stella really make a good pair. You should have seen how animated they both were when they 'quarrel'. The rest of us were laughing while watching them. :D
Mmm shiok. (: We were reciting the pledge and singing the National Anthem. Haven't done that for ages. Had to do it everyday in secondary school. But after entering NYP, there was no need for it. Kinda miss it now. Hahaha.
The celebrations continued for a bit longer at the Padang, which included playing some catchy songs like 'Nobody'. Oh my God. As far as the DunkIt people are concerned, I could see some people singing and dancing to 'Nobody'! :D
Mr. Wilson (ECO founder) briefed the committee and the EYMs on how to conduct the littering index, which is a gauge of the littering intensity. Hmm.. The grass was covered with litter everywhere you look. I bet people think it's ok to leave their thrash behind because there will be contracted workers to clear it. What a lousy mentality.
That concludes the end of the event. Everyone went separate ways on the way home. Almost missed my station as I woke up only when the train stopped at the station. Haha. (:
CHARMAINE CHEONG.